FFO Prem, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Oct 11) Sheffield Wednesday | Blackburn Rovers 5-2-0-1-2 C | 5-1-2-1-1 C Simon Marsh C | Tony Ayre | A_Gunn GK | GK T_Courtois E_Dier DF | DF C_Starfelt M_Targett DF | DF N_Aguerd B_Engels DF | DF A_Cresswell K_Tierney DF | DF R_Le_Normand Danilo DF | DF R_Bensebaini S_Diabate DM | AM N_Fekir M_de_Roon DM | MF K_Phillips H_Calhanoglu AM | DM Fabian_Ruiz G_Veron FW | MF L_Johanns O_Watkins FW | FW H_M_Son | L_Badiashile SUB | SUB R_Descamps Wendell SUB | SUB J_Wulff M_Kaminski SUB | SUB L_Woudenberg H_Mkhitaryan SUB | SUB N_Nartey A_Mendy SUB | SUB S_Dembele Min. 8 :(bla) R_Le_Normand holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Starfelt ... M_Targett with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 9 :(bla) Fabian_Ruiz hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... K_Phillips latches onto it! ... But E_Dier comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 11 :(bla) R_Le_Normand sidesteps M_Targett ... That was too easy ... But E_Dier wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 16 :(shw) K_Tierney gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_de_Roon ... M_de_Roon looks to see where T_Courtois is! ... He shoots! ... T_Courtois with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 17 :(bla) R_Bensebaini sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to L_Johanns ... M_Targett tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... R_Le_Normand floats the ball in! ... A_Gunn fists it away! Min. 19 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu with a reverse pass to G_Veron ... G_Veron has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands ... But T_Courtois recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 26 :(shw) M_de_Roon looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to H_Calhanoglu ... H_Calhanoglu is clean through! ... T_Courtois tries to make himself big ... He dinks it over T_Courtois ... GOAL!! ... That's put Sheffield Wednesday ahead! ... Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 26 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 26 :(shw) Danilo sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... G_Veron runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... C_Starfelt body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 28 :(shw) G_Veron jumps over C_Starfelt's challenge ... G_Veron with the overhead! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Targett swings it in! ... T_Courtois reads it well, and claims it! Min. 29 :(shw) B_Engels back heels to find G_Veron in space ... G_Veron rifles it at the goal! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 32 :(shw) Danilo turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Watkins ... N_Aguerd reads the play well Min. 40 :(bla) L_Johanns with a reverse pass to H_M_Son ... O_Watkins with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 41 :(shw) O_Watkins turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_Tierney ... N_Aguerd brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 41 :(bla) N_Aguerd jumps over K_Tierney's challenge ... O_Watkins fouls ... That was disgusting ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(shw) O_Watkins rushes through the defence ... O_Watkins with the strike! ... It hits off a defender! ... T_Courtois is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Diabate lofts the ball in! ... L_Johanns heads it away Min. 45 :(shw) S_Diabate has a go! ... It hits the defender ... M_de_Roon collects the loose ball! ... T_Courtois fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The ref gives a PENALTY!! ... G_Veron with the spot kick ... Hammered towards the top corner! ... But it's inches over the bar! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 53 :(shw) K_Tierney takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cresswell ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to H_Calhanoglu! ... H_Calhanoglu fires a shot at goal! ... But T_Courtois makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... M_de_Roon with an inswinging corner into the box ... T_Courtois comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Danilo with the shot! ... T_Courtois was lucky there Min. 54 :(bla) C_Starfelt kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... H_M_Son gets on the end of the pass ... H_Calhanoglu with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 57 :(shw) G_Veron gains possession ... G_Veron throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 66 :(bla) Fabian_Ruiz looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to K_Phillips ... But he loses control of it ... Danilo takes possession Min. 67 :(shw) E_Dier sidesteps R_Bensebaini ... That was too easy ... C_Starfelt steals the ball of off him Min. 68 :(shw) O_Watkins knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... R_Le_Normand with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 69 :(shw) M_Targett with a deep cross to K_Tierney ... A cheeky lob from K_Tierney! ... But T_Courtois hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 70 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: Danilo Min. 72 :(bla) L_Johanns with a slide rule pass to H_M_Son ... H_M_Son with a scorcher of a shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 75 :(bla) Fabian_Ruiz plays a long ball to A_Cresswell ... S_Diabate tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 76 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! ... N_Aguerd is through! ... What a mistake by B_Engels! ... N_Aguerd controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But A_Gunn just gets his fingers to that one Min. 79 :(bla) A_Cresswell with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Fekir gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_de_Roon makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by K_Phillips! ... M_de_Roon gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 80 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan ... COMING OFF: H_Calhanoglu Min. 80 :(bla) N_Aguerd with electric pace ... He eases past K_Tierney ... N_Aguerd with a graceful, looping effort! ... A_Gunn falls over ... But A_Gunn is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 83 :(shw) O_Watkins slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... C_Starfelt with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... FREE KICK ... S_Diabate swings it in ... G_Veron gets on the end of it ... G_Veron belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... GOAL!! ... The Sheffield Wednesday fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... It's his 10th for the campaign!! ... Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 85 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: A_Mendy ... COMING OFF: O_Watkins Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Hillsborough Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Veron (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Calhanoglu (26), G_Veron (29,83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Calhanoglu (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Johanns Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Starfelt (26), R_Le_Normand (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 11 | 3 Off target : 3 | 1 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 22 14 10 31 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 B_Engels DF 1 21 16 11 28 | 93 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 K_Tierney DF 1 21 17 9 29 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 Danilo DF 1 18 15 4 21 | 71 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 28 23 S_Diabate DM 1 15 18 4 26 | 93 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_de_Roon DM 1 15 20 7 27 | 93 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 42 22 20 H_Calhanoglu AM 1 4 20 16 21 | 81 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 5 35 G_Veron FW 1 2 16 22 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 O_Watkins FW 1 6 11 22 24 | 86 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 18 4 L_Badiashile GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kaminski DF 1 16 13 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan AM 1 3 19 14 27 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Mendy FW 1 3 8 13 28 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 1 1 1 15 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 9 -4 N_Aguerd DF 1 22 14 12 21 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 0 30 A_Cresswell DF 1 22 14 10 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 15 7 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 10 -4 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 16 4 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 N_Fekir AM 1 5 23 19 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Phillips MF 1 18 21 13 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabian_Ruiz DM 1 17 21 9 29 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 13 20 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 0 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wulff DF 1 12 14 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Woudenberg DF 1 11 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Nartey MF 1 9 14 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Dembele FW 1 4 13 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1728675901 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40